Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-06

A Negro Near Columbus Makes an Ants-
Mortem Staten en GInsinuating That
He Was Poisoned-A Brunswick Cor
mand Devours Thirty Bananas at One
Sitting--Arrest of y Dougherty County
Murderer.
GEORGIA.
The steam saw mills around Dallen are
now all running on full time.
Two sessions per day in the pubic
schools al Griffin is being agitated.
There is a young man In Brunswick
who can eat thirtHbananas at one sitting.
The Augusta Chronicle suggests that
Capt Raoul would make trst-class rail
way commissioner.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of Macon is considering the or
%anization of an anti-treating society.
About 100000 feet OF scab and square
timber were measured at the public boom
at Darien during the month OF December.
Five drunken sailors fell overheard
from q vessel at Brunswick saturday
night, but all were rescued by small
boats.
at Buford Tuesday afternoon while
Buril Marbut was working with pistol
it fired OFF, shooting him through the hand
and leg,
L. a. Herne, OF the firm OF Connolly *
HeTne, OF Greenwich Fla, has located in
Columbus and has bought out A. LowCu-
thai & Co., on Tenth street.
Lieut.. CaIer, government engineer, is
expected Aoiwo weeks to make a survey
OF Jekyi creek, looking 10 an arproprIa-
lion tor the Improvement OF ine same.
No. Vol. ;, Of tue Baptist Reporter
published at Excelsior, comes to hand as
heat as the typographical art can make
n ~ m uf Q lf
At Harmony Grove the firm Of Burgess
ana Allen has been &ssolyed, Mr.. Allen
Withdrawing from the tirm. The bust
ness will still be conducted BY ME-
Burgess.
solomon Phillips, car coupler ia the
East Rome yard OF the East tennessee,
virginia and Georgia raiiroad. was run
over and killed Monday morning by Ii
switch engine.
At Sparta Tuesday the Mountain fac
tory was sold al Shorid's sale, and wa.
bid in by Mrs. NJ. A. Ferguson, OF Jones
boro, for $4,000. She has already been
offered a considerable advance ON her bid.
William NJ. West, Postmaster at
AvalIa, Scriven county, who was arrested
few days since on the charge OF vioat-
ing section lis Of the United States Re
vised Statutes, relative to making traudu-
lent returns, etc, was released Tuesday
on bond OF 800.
The first steps toward organizing
gentlemen's driving association tor Al
Ianta were taken Tuesday night. AT s
O'Clock fifty gentlemen met in the Cham
Der OF Commerce tor that purpose, aud
proceeded to business by elecung ID. NJ.
BAN chairman. A raceCOuTse and tai!
grounds are contemplated.
Tuesday afternoon Horace Horny,
negro, aged 80, dropped dead on the stree,
car track at West End, AJlanta's suburb.
IN front OF passing car. Tine driver had
TO stop aud remove the body from the
track in order TO pass. The Coroner
jury said that it was dropsy.
At Douglasville }. IL. Smith has been
arrested and is now in jail, charged with
forging note on e. Polk, deceased, 70
5000. His commitment trial takes place
before Judge X. A. Massey, of the COunt>
Court. This is not j. II. smith, of tat
firm OF Smith, Dorrett & Co.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Atlanta Tuesday Joe Rapp, formerly the
Chief Clerk in the Atlanta post office, wa
arraigned ON the charge of EN- bezzielnent
he plead mot guilty." and MS case
VIII be tried at the next term of tne court.
In the meantime he is out on bail.
The creeks and branches are stlll too
low for timber TO come down to Darien
Millions OF feet are expected when theses
creeks get up 10 sufficient height L.,
allow timber TO be drlltSd out OF them
the demand for timber Just now in the
Darien market is much greater than j!
has been for years.
Owing to tas..;ss:; kness of az. street
car mates and nOfse1s-e-< s1e nol
running at Athens Montr;tN ulpA
and borses are very sick, and fof "a Aen,
died Monday. Mr.. Downing is ins
them and SAYS they are in DAMN III
tlon. 1t Is very probable thAt SEN al
more OF them will die. vi
Col. Joe Willingbam, of BucS BrapAs
district, Clarke county, mas at last beeI~
downed, and John Tuck takes bis place.
Tho election came of last Saturday, and
resulted in .ne complete defeat OF Col
Willlngham. He is said TO have made a
large amount oil money out OF the baiuPs
office In the past hve years.
Monday DIR. Gilbert, of Columbus. was
summoned to se(Hs negro on the Hun
plantation, but Vaah he arrived the negro
was dead. H3 Aated before his dea,h.
however, thaGLe had been given medi,
cine by an old negro woman in Girard.
and that after he had taken it she had told
him that he would die from its effects.
Two negro boys tried to steal
ride on the pilot Of the fast
train between Macon ana A..
lanta Monday night. Engineer Freney
discovered one Of them c.ingiug to tbt
bars almost dead with cold at Griffin. IL
was taken inside and tainted from ex.
haustion. When sufficiently recovered he
tod how they had tried 10 steal ride. n
is supposed his companion feLls9 and was
killed. ,A-~-Is7eA
The new year has b. at rs ~ bueN
ness changes in Elbertou. J. =. Chandler
has bought ). Z. Bailey's interest in In,
house OF IL. +. Chandler e. Co., and bas
probably sold bis interest in the firm n,
Chandler Adams. g. NJ. Hamdon n
co. have opened a general store in the
house formerly occupied by the grangers.
Mr.. Myers has removed from Elberton Ia
Athens, where he Will enter the mercan.
tile business. =
A night or two ago the Two daugbterss
OF negro man living in puryear's diA2
trict OF Clarke county were married. ami
not having any cash or lards 10 give them
as a portion, the father determined tba,
they should not leave home emntv-
handed, and so legally bound to eacb
go OF their younger brothers and
E3sters. telling them that they could make
Ehem work for them until OF age. This is
the first instance since the war where
negroes have been given as a marriage
portion with Southern bride.